M. Scott PeckMost people want peace without the aloneness of [spiritual] power. And they want the self-confidence of adulthood without having to grow up.
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Most people want peace without the aloneness of [spiritual] power. And they want the self-confidence of adulthood without having to grow up. This quote is a very good one because it shows that most people want a lot of things that they don’t really need. They want a nice, easy ride in life and they think that by not having to grow up they can be grown up.
But they will never be grown up because they are too busy living as children. They want things to be easy for them and they think that if things are easy or fun then life is good. But life without any difficulties is not as good as it could be.
Life is not easy and there will always be challenges and problems that we will have to deal with.
Source: The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology Of Love, Traditional Values, And Spiritual Growth
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